franktf

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Made a little progress over the weekend, got the first 2 tubes on the driver side tacked together and the first piece of the next 2 started..... This **** can be quite time consuming, specially when you haven't made any in a while.....

The worst part is I took the first 2 tubes to work this week to tig weld then, and boy my tig welding needs some serious help.....

Here's the tubes that were tacked together in place.....







and here the piece of the next 2 just stuck in there.....

franktf

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Got the second 2 tubes on the driver side made and tacked together..... After looking at all the tubes mocked up I decided to alter the 2nd tube I made last week because it was quite a bit shorter then all the others..... So I rearranged it..... Now all the tube lengths are within just under 9% which I don't think is very reasonable.....

Some pic's.....

franktf

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Got the header tubes welded up this week..... Today I got the driver side header tacked together and ready to weld up..... Then I tacked the v-band flange to the collector..... Also got the pass side collector positioned and the head flange on, ready to start on the pass side tubes.....

Progress pic's.....

Cheese Weasel

Sure hope you made a jig for those Frank - that way you can sell a set to everyone who swaps an LS into a Maverick!!

Seriously, they look pretty good to me, nice work!

franktf

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Um jig, HAHA.....

Thanks.....

franktf

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I didn't get a lot done yesterday, but I did manage to get the first tube tacked together for the pass side header.....

franktf

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No progress at all last weekend..... This week I did manage to get the driver side header welded up, I mocked it up in the car yesterday to get proper position for the collector..... Just need to clean up the internal welds a little and get the collector welded to this one.....

franktf

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This weekend I also got one and a half more or less tubes on the pass side tacked together.....

franktf

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Got the drivers side header and the pass side tubes that were ready all welded up this week..... Finished tacking the 3rd tube on the pass side, started the 4th 3 times..... Struggling to get the length where I want it.....

Here's a couple pic's of the driver side header.....

franktf

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Finally had a chance to work on it a little Sun morning..... Got the last tube fitted and tacked together on the pass side header..... Just need to get the last 2 tubes welded and ready to assemble the header next weekend.....

Some pic's of the progress.....

franktf

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The pass side header is all tacked together and ready for tig welding..... Also started looking at some of the exhaust stuff I have laying around.....

Here's what the header is looking like.....

franktf

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Worked on some pieces for the exhaust today, but I really need the other header done to get anywhere with it.....

franktf

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The pass side header got all welded up this week and I managed to get a decent start on the exhaust today.....

Progress pic's.....

franktf

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I also got my new intake manifold and carb this week(did I say carb?)….. Let me tell you, If you are going to use one of the new Holley split intakes for the LS1 you better have some hood clearance for the big bad bitch.....

Project GatTagO

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Why the switch from EFI? The headers and exhaust are looking awesome.

Andrew

408GT

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Your fab skills are awesome, but I'm hurt by the new direction this build has taken...

G Atsma

Yep, back to the stone age.....

franktf

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No particular reason, just seems like the thing to do for now anyways..... and thanks.....



Thanks, and I'm sorry you feel that way!!!!! not really.....


I think that's where I came from..... So back home for me.....

speedtigger

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Wow. Ditched the turbo for N/A? I don't see that very often. Is there still such a thing as bracket racing?

franktf

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Yep, every now and then.....